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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the most distressing feature of Paul's secret?
(a) The inability to respond to his mother and father.
(b) The inability to hear his mother and father.
(c) The embarrassment of his mother and father.
(d) The conflict between him and his mother and father.
2. According to what Paul reads, how is Mrs. Amelia D. Cravath cured of her illness?
(a) By Cooper's Ointment.
(b) By Caley's Ointment.
(c) By Casey's Ointment.
(d) By Crowley's Ointment.
3. What does Paul state that his secret gives him?
(a) A wall to hide behind.
(b) A wall to stand up against.
(c) A door to walk through.
(d) A door to close.
4. What does Paul think about the thoughts he is having of his secret during class?
(a) They are unacceptable.
(b) They are a distraction.
(c) They are a pleasure.
(d) They are a disturbance.
5. What does Paul think the snow is in Part 2?
(a) A pointless distraction.
(b) As necessary requirement.
(c) A restrictive nightmare.
(d) A paralyzing beauty.
6. What kind of boots does the postman have?
(a) Small.
(b) Light.
(c) Large.
(d) Heavy.
7. What happens to the postman's footsteps, as Paul recalls?
(a) They gradually become less annoying.
(b) They gradually become more annoying.
(c) They gradually become more indistinct.
(d) They gradually become more distinct.
8. What type of inlay is located at the end of the sidewalk?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Brass.
9. What does Paul notice in the gutter as he walks by it?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A flyer.
(c) A letter.
(d) A magazine.
10. What kind of a life does Paul think he is leading?
(a) A deceptive life.
(b) A triple life.
(c) A pointless life.
(d) A double life.
11. How does Paul feel about his mother as Part 1 ends?
(a) He feels sorry for her.
(b) He feels contempt for her.
(c) He feels resentment toward her.
(d) He feels closer to her than before.
12. Where is the birdhouse?
(a) On the porch.
(b) In the yard.
(c) In the apple tree.
(d) In the cherry tree.
13. What does Paul call the balanced stones?
(a) A sign of weakness.
(b) A perpetual horror.
(c) A sign of strength.
(d) A perpetual wonder.
14. What number is on the front door of Paul's house?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.
15. In Part 1, what is Miss Buell talking about as Paul remembers his secret?
(a) Sea of perpetual snow.
(b) Sea of unpredictable snow.
(c) Land of unpredictable snow.
(d) Land of perpetual snow.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Paul wonder as he looks at his house?
2. Why is the birdhouse empty?
3. In Part 2, what does Paul find desirable as it relates to his parents?
4. What does Paul imagine the snow on the street to be?
5. What happens to the cobblestones as Paul's secret progresses?
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